Hi Everyone, I wanted to introduce our latest contributor to SOFREP. He’ll write under “BK” due to operational commitments. I’m excited to have some solid AFSOC representation on the site and looking forward to some great USAF content. Thanks for hopping on the SOF pirate ship with us, BK. Brandon, Editor-in-Chief [divider] Greetings, SOFREP readers! […]
Reconnaissance was key for successful Fire Force Operations. For this, the Selous Scouts were the leading source of sightings and initial battle plans. The Scouts operated in a variety of roles from direct action missions, active recon or sitting on top of a mountain awaiting iInsurgents to appear along known infiltration routes. However the intel […]
This morning the “Hawks Brigade” rebel group in Syria has executed an attack against a Syrian government checkpoint. The Hawks are one of the organizations in Syria conducting occasional suicide attacks. The Vehicular Borne Improvised Explosive Device carries with it the tactics straight out of Iraq a few years ago when insurgents were buildings their […]
Constituted in 1961, the Rhodesian Light Infantry was the backbone of the Rhodesian Security Forces. Unlike America’s overflowing man power and resources with the ability to specialize, Rhodesian soldiers had to fill the roles of everything from Leg infantry to Special Operations capable forces. The SAS and the Selous Scouts were formed to hit the […]
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, […]
The helicopter has become an iconic image of war. It changed the way soldiers were able to deploy on the battlefield, dramatically reduced the mortality rate of wounded soldiers and delivers hell fire and brimstone to the enemy. To most Americans, the Bell UH-1 Huey in Vietnam was synonymous with the war itself. To the […]
I’m excited to introduce Nada Bakos, a former CIA Analyst and Targeting Officer to SOFREP and I hope we see more of her on the site and potentially on SOFREP TV. Here’s a short bio: Nada Bakos, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst on the team charged with analyzing the relationship between Iraq-AQ-9/11. During the […]
It’s 0100. The moon sits high in the sky over the target’s facility. Four men dressed in BDUs and gear are sneaking in by the tree line, about 50 meters outside the building outer perimeter fence. Pausing occasionally to peer through night vision monoculars to scan the perimeter. They make it to the final penetration […]
By 1978 the Rhodesian Bush War had gone hot with ZIPRA and ZANLA communist terrorists flooding across the borders of Mozambique, Zambia, and Botswana. Despite the war, life had to go on for the civilians who chose to stand their ground in their homeland. Lake Kariba was a popular resort location and vacation spot for […]
I was going to go on an epic rant but I found someone who said it and sourced it better than I did, so here it is. First hearing about this a few weeks ago, I held off commenting until we had confirmation. Yesterday, it hit the press. Maybe when I regain my composure I […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxwgXK2SOxs&w=620&h=349] From a SOFREP reader, thanks!
I do not know what kinds of hand to hand (H2H) combat are standard systems in the Units similar to GROM. In my opinion the GROM system, however, is interesting enough for sharing here some information about it – namely the GROM Combat, created IN and FOR this Polish SO Unit. What is the GROM […]
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